The Corona virus caused global health chaos, which in turn affected most financial markets, including the cryptocurrency market.

Many flights were also canceled and international borders closed, especially after the virus spread more than it was earlier.

All these conditions make more and more solutions are needed to combat the disease.

One of the technologies that proves its existence and value in times of crisis and at a time like this is blockchain technology.

Confronting viruses and infectious diseases is the greatest incentive for progress and the use of innovative means and tools.

Among the areas in which blockchain technology can contribute to challenging the infection of the “Corona” virus are the following:

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education:

One of the companies that uses blockchain technology is Odem.

Odem is an integrated online education and certificate management system, free to use in schools and allows teachers to continue teaching students remotely until it is safe for them to return to the classroom.

Odem was created to help the education sector in its fight against the coronavirus.

So far, there has been great interest from schools and universities from Italy, Germany and Ireland.

The United States has been a pioneer in adopting the technology presented.

Oral Roberts University is looking to add 500 courses to the blockchain.

Speaking to SourceOdem co-founder and CEO, Johanna Maaghull, stated:

We are able to track the activity of students working remotely.

Even when students are able to return to school, institutions are able to track what they have accomplished, record it on the blockchain, and even return it to their traditional accreditation systems.

Odem is not the only startup that has evolved from the battle against Corona.

China, the country that dealt with the virus in its infancy, has seen the use of many applications related to blockchain technology, especially in the field of governance and medical records.

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Governance and medical records:

With more than 45% of the world’s blockchain startups originating from China, it is not surprising or surprising that the country is leading the way using blockchain to tackle the coronavirus.

Xinhua News Agency released report Last month it was reported that 20 blockchain apps were created to tackle the virus.

The city of Xi’an in Shaanxi Province uses blockchain to store medical records and organize patient consultations and examinations.

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The Nansha District of Guangzhou is also using the blockchain through the cooperation system for epidemic prevention and control that puts all the details and records about the “Covid 19” coronavirus in one place so that many other medical departments can access it.

The city of Suizhou in Hubei Province has a similar initiative.

Police also use blockchain technology.

A company in Shenzhen has set up a Vehicle Epidemic Prevention Verification System, which allows traffic police to track vehicles and vehicles from epidemic areas.

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